Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	81.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	36.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 02:20
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 168 2-Core 328 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,126 106% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,586 98% 1,586 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 238 Reflection 215 Parallax 208 194% 220 fps	Gravity 157 Splatting 140 130% 148 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 226 232 228 185 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 445 Write 259 Mixed 216 SusWrite 203 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 29.1 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 183 150% 214 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 931GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 351 354 350 368 369 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,469 Write 1,924 Mixed 1404 SusWrite 509 299% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 70.7 252% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 1,135 850% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 276%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 586GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 424 424 430 352 24 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 400 Write 406 Mixed 371 SusWrite 342 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 37 132% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 160 126% 173 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.1% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 102%

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Gaming 205%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 224%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	454x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	332x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	288x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	213x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	100x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	45x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,773

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16